NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME

Course overview

NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME (NAS) IS A SPECTRUM OF CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS SEEN IN NEONATES DUE TO WITHDRAWAL FROM INTRAUTERINE DRUG EXPOSURE. IT IS MORE COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH MATERNAL OPIOID USE. THE INCIDENCE OF NAS HAS INCREASED FIVEFOLD IN THE PAST DECADE, INCREASING HOSPITAL EXPENSES. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT LONG TERM NEURODEVELOPMENTAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG NAS BABIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NAS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE HEALTHCARE TEAM'S ROLE IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.